Sam Pottle

Sam Pottle (8 May 1934–4 July 1978) was an American composer, conductor, and musical director involved in many theatrical and television productions. He is perhaps best remembered for his work on "Sesame Street" and "The Muppet Show", having co-written the now-famous theme song for the latter. However, he was also involved with many theatrical productions in the 1960s and 1970s.

Pottle graduated from Yale in 1955.

Sam Pottle died on 4 July 1978. His friend and fellow "Sesame" writer Charles Choset dedicated the 1982 plays "Letters to Ben" and "The Messiah" to him.

Credits

Theatre

*"The Mad Show" (Broadway, 1966) - conductor
*"Keep Tightly Closed in a Cool Dry Place" (La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, 1968) - composer
*"Cry For Us All" (Broadway, 1970) - musical supervisor
*"The Meehans" (1977) - composer
*"Money" - musical supervisor

Television

"Sesame Street"

*Musical director
*Composer
**"A Very Simple Dance" - (with Carol Hall) - 1974
**"The Transylvania Polka" (with Tony Geiss) - 1974
**"I Just Adore Four" (with Joseph A. Bailey) - 1974
**"What's the Name of That Song?" (with David Axlerod) - 1974
**"I Want a Monster to Be My Friend" (with Robert Pierce) - 1975
**"Counting Is Wonderful" (with Emily Kingsley and David Axlerod) - 1975
**"Proud of Me" (with Carol Hall) - 1976
**"Como Estas" (with Charles Choset) - 1977
**"Count Up To Nine" (with David Axlerod) - 1977
**"This Frog" (with David Axlerod) - 1977
**"Keep Christmas With You (All Through the Year)" (with David Axlerod) - for "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street", 1978
**"I Hate Christmas" (with David Axlerod) - for "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street", 1978
**"Bus Stop" (with David Axlerod)

"The Muppet Show"

*Composer
**"The Muppet Show" Theme" (with Jim Henson), 1976

External links

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* [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Sam_Pottle Sam Pottle] at the Muppet Wiki